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The Collegian

South Dakota State University's Independent Student-Run Newspaper Since 1885

The Collegian

South Dakota State University's Independent Student-Run Newspaper Since 1885

The Collegian

The sun sets on Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine. In 2014, Independence Square was one of the sites of violent protests that shook the nation.

ISSUE: The Russia-Ukraine conflict is bad, but probably not worth a war

Collegian Editorial Board February 15, 2022

Over the last decade, Ukraine has been nothing if not one of the world’s most interesting spectacles for those who knew where to look. In 2014, President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted from power after...

ISSUE: NFTs, who needs ‘em

ISSUE: NFTs, who needs ‘em

Collegian Editorial Board February 8, 2022

We’ve all heard of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) by now, even if we don’t know exactly what they are. They’ve been dominating the internet as of late, and celebrities like Snoop Dogg, LinGrimes and...

Issue: Like it or not, we cant censor Joe Rogan

Issue: Like it or not, we can’t censor Joe Rogan

Editorial Board February 1, 2022

Last week, 76-year-old singer-songwriter Neil Young announced an ultimatum. Spotify could remove Joe Rogan’s controversial podcast, or Young would pull his music from the platform. Soon after, 78-year-old...

ISSUE: Live Nation sets itself up for another failed festival

ISSUE: Live Nation sets itself up for another failed festival

Editorial Board January 25, 2022

Jan. 18, it was announced that all your favorite emo bands will be making a comeback during this year’s “When We Were Young” concert, slated for late October 2022. Pop-punk and emo scene favorites...

ISSUE: Noem’s new mansion at expense of our taxes

ISSUE: Noem’s new mansion at expense of our taxes

Editorial Board December 1, 2021

A report was released by the Argus Leader announcing that Gov. Kristi Noem spent more than $68,000 of taxpayer money on decorations for the Governor’s mansion.  The reports date back to Jan. 5, 2019,...

ISSUES: Sesame Street, loan forgiveness and more

ISSUES: Sesame Street, loan forgiveness and more

Editorial Board November 16, 2021

A lot of stuff happened this week. Really though, there were quite a few topics the Editorial Board had to choose from this week and, well, we’re not always a decisive group. So, instead of choosing...

Issue: Travis Scott should be held responsible for Astroworld deaths

Issue: Travis Scott should be held responsible for Astroworld deaths

Editorial Board November 9, 2021

A tragedy unfolded Nov. 5 at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival in Houston where eight people died and over 300 were injured.  The concert, which was meant to hold over 50,000 people, quickly became...

Issue: The Metaverse is Meta-stupid

Issue: The Metaverse is Meta-stupid

Editorial Board November 2, 2021

Mark Zuckerberg has done it again. Last Thursday, the Facebook CEO announced that Facebook would be rebranding to Meta Platforms Inc., or Meta for short, and would no longer be considered a social media...

ISSUE: Rape accusations discouraged at Liberty University

ISSUE: Rape accusations discouraged at Liberty University

Editorial Board October 26, 2021

Over 50 former students and faculty of Liberty University in Virginia have come forward with stories of school officials discouraging, dismissing and blaming students who have tried to come forward with...

Issue: Medical and recreational marijuana laws have yet to be decided

Issue: Medical and recreational marijuana laws have yet to be decided

Editorial Board October 19, 2021

Many South Dakotan citizens have sat twiddling their thumbs, waiting to receive access to legal marijuana. As we approach the one-year anniversary of South Dakota becoming the first state in the US to...

Issue: Is social media even worth it anymore?

Issue: Is social media even worth it anymore?

Editorial Board October 5, 2021

Anyone with any type of social media account has probably heard by now that Facebook and some other platforms under its umbrella—including Instagram and Whatsapp—experienced outages on Monday that...

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Issue: Opportunity centers: are they really an opportunity for all?

Collegian Editorial Board September 28, 2021

This August, the South Dakota Board of Regents announced that in January 2022, they would be implementing “Opportunity Centers” across all six state-run universities.  These centers would replace...

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